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China Looks to Close Technology Gap With U.S.

Chinese President Xi Jinping outlines vision for country’s future as internet and technology power, pledging more state support

“Made in China 2025” is Beijing’s industrial plan to dominate high-tech industries including robotics, aerospace and computer chips. The Trump administration argues China is using the plan to give its tech companies unfair advantage over foreign rivals. But what is it exactly?

BEIJING—Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined an updated vision for China’s future as an internet and technology power, pledging more state support for sectors caught in the crosshairs of a trade fight with the U.S.

Speaking at a two-day conclave on cyberspace that ended Saturday, Mr. Xi called on officials, enterprises and researchers to redouble already extensive national efforts to achieve breakthroughs in “core technologies” like semiconductors—an area where China still lags behind the U.S.